How do you simplify 48 ÷ -3 ?

2 Answers
May 12, 2018

-16

Explanation:

48-:(-3)=-16

Two negative numbers multiply to a positive number, so if you ignore the signs and divide 48 by 3, you get 16. Because the 3 is negative, the 16 should also be negative:

(-3)xx(-16)=+48

May 12, 2018

-16

Explanation:

48\div(-3)=48/-3, can be rewritten as (-1)*48/3

Simplify the fraction, 48 divided by 3 is 16... so
(-1)*16=-16